Toronto FC recorded their second straight two-goal performance Saturday to beat Chivas USA, 2-1, and stay undefeated at home.

First-half goals by Nana Attakora and Chad Barrett were enough to snap a three-match winless streak and improve Toronto to 7-6-5 with 26 points.

Giancarlo Maldonado scored the lone goal—from the penalty spot—for Chivas, who dropped to 5-9-3 with 18 points.
With the win, Toronto moved three points clear of San Jose to take sole possession of seventh place overall.

The loss snapped Chivas USA’s four-game unbeaten streak that saw them
fight back into the playoff race after a six-match losing streak in May
and June.

It also made a winner of Preki, who coached his first game against
the team he led to three straight playoff appearances before coming to
Toronto in the off-season.

GOALS

VS

TORONTO FC

CHIVAS USA

2

1

Attakora

21'

Barrett

32'

65'

Maldonado

Comparison

TORONTO FC

CHIVAS USA

SHO

Shots

14

14

SHO

Shots

SOG

Shots on Goal

9

7

SOG

Shots on Goal

SVS

Saves

6

7

SVS

Saves

F

Fouls

10

7

F

Fouls

OFF

Offsides

2

0

OFF

Offsides

CK

Corner Kicks

4

5

CK

Corner Kicks

The two goals before 20,648 at BMO Field marked the first time the
offensively-challenged Reds scored two or more goals in a MLS game
since a 3-1 win at home may 29 against San Jose—a span of eight MLS
matches.

Coming into the game, Toronto were still basking in the high of
their draw with Honduras’ Club Deportivo Motagua in Tegucigalpa Tuesday
that qualified them for the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions
league for the first time in club history.

Riding that momentum, the Reds dominated play for much of the game, generating numerous scoring chances.

The pressure paid off as Nana Attakora opened the scoring in the 21st minute when he got his head on a Dan Gargan sideline throw-in to beat Chivas goalkeeper Dan Kennedy.

Barrett then stretched the lead to two 11 minutes later on a strange play.

Santos would later leave the game early in the second half with a knee injury.

The score held until the 66th minute when referee Jorge Gonzalez called a penalty on defender Adrian Cann for a hand ball just inside the penalty area. Maldonado converted it to cut the lead to one.

Chivas played with a greater sense of urgency the rest of the way,
but they couldn’t get the equalizer and failed to build on their big
home win last weekend over Eastern Conference-leading Columbus.

Next, Toronto will travel to Harrison, N.J., where they’ll face Red
Bull New York Wednesday. The night before, Preki will be honored during
the Brazil-USA friendly at the new Meadowlands Stadium for his
induction into the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame.

Meanwhile, Chivas USA will try to regroup at home against Seattle next Saturday.